Molecular identification of Plasmodium species responsible for malaria reveals Plasmodium vivax isolates in Duffy negative individuals from southwestern Nigeria

Molecular identification of Plasmodium species responsible for malaria reveals Plasmodium vivax isolates in Duffy negative individuals from southwestern Nigeria

Abstract Background Malaria in Nigeria is principally due to Plasmodium falciparum and, to a lesser extent to Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale. Plasmodium vivax is thought to be absent in Nigeria in particular and sub-Saharan Africa in general, due to the near fixation of the Duffy negative...

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Main Authors: Mary Aigbiremo Oboh, Aida Sadikh Badiane, Godwin Ntadom, Yaye Die Ndiaye, Khadim Diongue, Mamadou Alpha Diallo, Daouda Ndiaye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Plasmodium vivax
Duffy negative
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lagos
Edo
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2588-7

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